Digital Rights Management

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Digital_Rights_Management

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:technology
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:DRM
gptkbp:appliesTo	gptkb:music gptkb:software movies video games ebooks
gptkbp:can_be_circumvented	yes
gptkbp:controversy	can limit fair use can prevent interoperability restricts user rights
gptkbp:criticizedFor	gptkb:Electronic_Frontier_Foundation gptkb:Free_Software_Foundation consumer rights advocates
gptkbp:field	digital media copyright
gptkbp:first_widespread_use	late 1990s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Digital Rights Management
gptkbp:impact	affects accessibility affects consumer rights affects digital preservation
gptkbp:legalStatus	varies by country
gptkbp:notableExample	gptkb:Google_Widevine gptkb:Sony_DADC gptkb:Adobe_Content_Server gptkb:Apple_FairPlay gptkb:Microsoft_PlayReady
gptkbp:purpose	enforce licensing agreements prevent unauthorized copying restrict use of digital content
gptkbp:regulates	gptkb:DMCA gptkb:EU_Copyright_Directive
gptkbp:relatedTo	digital media encryption access control license management watermarking anti-circumvention copy protection
gptkbp:supportedBy	software companies record labels movie studios content publishers
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:Netflix gptkb:Spotify gptkb:Amazon_Kindle gptkb:Apple_iTunes gptkb:Adobe_Digital_Editions
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Defective_by_Design gptkb:Windows_7_Sins gptkb:Encrypted_Media_Extensions gptkb:Digital_Library gptkb:MPEG-4 gptkb:DRM gptkb:DRM_(Digital_Rights_Management) gptkb:Smart_Contract
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6